linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c

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Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:58:47 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Parag Warudkar <parag.lkml@...il.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle@...com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c -
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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 06:49:19PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>...
> But part of it is definitely gcc. Some versions of gcc used to be 
> absolutely _horrid_ when it came to stack usage, especially with some 
> flags, and especially with the crazy inlining that module-at-a-time 
> caused.
>...

That was gcc 3.4.

And due to that we disable unit-at-a-time for gcc 3.4 on 32bit x86.

> 			Linus

cu
Adrian

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